Patterson Radio Company - Los Angeles, California
Patterson Radio Company - Los Angeles, California
This is still under construction. I currently have a PR-10 and rare matching Pre-Selector, a PR-16 and a Pierson Delaine PR-15
California was home to a number of
manufacturers of communications receivers in the 1930's.
Names such as Gillfillan Brothers, Patterson, Sargent and
the Breting Radio Manufacturing Company in Los Angeles,
California were some of the better known companies. Emmitt
Patterson started the Patterson Electric in 1919. The chief
engineer was Ray Gudie who also designed the Breting
receivers. Ray Gudie left Patterson during the design of the
PR-12, Karl Pierson joined the company in 1934 and was
instrumental in the design of the PR-15 and PR-16 receivers.
Patterson built receivers from 1935-1940. The Patterson
receivers were high end receivers with high tube counts,
chrome chassis', crystal filters and many other features not
available on Hallicrafters and National radios of the same
vintage. All the Patterson chassis' were manufactured in the
Gillfillan plants. Patterson went out of business in
1939.
Frequency Range: 540 kHz to 21
MHz Number of Tubes: 10 Years Built: 1933-1934 Original Price:$70.25 Other comments: Schematic: PR-10 PR-12 Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 32
MHz Number of Tubes: 12 Years Built: 1934-1935 Original Price: $83.70 ($89.70 with
Crystal) Other comments: Schematic: N/A Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 30
MHz Number of Tubes: 15 Years Built: 1937-1939 Original Price: $109.50 Other comments: Schematic: N/A Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 32
MHz Number of Tubes: 16 Years Built: 1935-1936 Original Price: $89.70 Other comments: Schematic: Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 37
MHz Number of Tubes: 16 Years Built: 1935-1936 Original Price: $69.50 Other comments: Schematic: N/A Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 30
MHz Number of Tubes: 15 Years Built: 1937-1939 Original Price: $109.50 Other comments: Same as Patterson PR-15
with minor design changes Schematic: N/A
Created July 2007